Text 196] The Residents of Varanasi Become Vaisnavas 405

becomes a Mohammedan when water is sprinkled on one’s face from a Moham-
medan’s pitcher. Actually he was planning to give up his material life and leave his
family. Hindu culture recommends four divisions—brahmacarya, grhastha,
vanaprastha and sannydsa. Subuddhi Raya was thinking of taking sannydsa, and by
the grace of Krsna, he received this opportunity. He therefore left his family and
went to Varanasi. The system of varnasrama-dharma is very scientific. If one is
directed by the varnasrama institution, he will naturally think of retiring from
family life at the end of his life. Therefore sannydsa is compulsory at the age of
fifty.

TEXT 195

ata pe afaer fecal *tfecwa size |
SiAl SCR,— SS-YS Aiaal VIG SHT i sde

prayascitta puchila tinhho panditera gane
tanra kahe, —tapta-ghrta khafid chada’ prane

SYNONYMS
prayascitta—atonement; puchild—inquired; tinho—he; panditera gane—
among the learned scholars or brahmana-panditas in Varanasi; tanrd kahe —they
advised; tapta-ghrta—hot clarified butter; khafia—drinking; chada’—give up;
prane—yourt life.

TRANSLATION

When Subuddhi Raya consulted the learned brahmanas at Varanasi, asking
them how his conversion to Mohammedanism could be counteracted, they
advised him to drink hot ghee and give up his life.

TEXT 196
CFR BCB,— GF ACS, “AW CHla 7 |
wefan afeal ata tira tz W Sow I

keha kahe, —ei nahe, ‘alpa’ dosa haya
suniya rahila raya kariyd sarnsaya

SYNONYMS
keha kahe—some of the learned brahmanas said; ei—this; nahe—not; alpa—
insignificant; dosa—fault; haya—is; suniya—hearing; rahila—remained; raya—
Subuddhi Raya; kariya—making; sarnsaya—doubt.
